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Bluetooth® Low Energy Solutions
Platform for developing and
Proximity Beacon prototyping Bluetooth low energy
Development Kit beacons for the IoT
Bluetooth Low Energy Kit Contents
Proximity Beacon Development Full Proximity Beacon Development Kit
Kit and Expansion Kit £ Beacon Development Boards (x3)
£ Plastic Beacon Enclosures (x3)
The Proximity Beacon Development Kit £ Debugging programmer (x1) and interface cables (x2)
provides a simplified yet comprehensive £ AA alkaline batteries (3 pairs)
platform and reduced development time for £ Setup guide
product designers prototyping Bluetooth
low energy beacons in real world use cases Proximity Beacon Expansion Kit
Intended for customers who have already purchased the full
for the Internet of Things (IoT). development kit but require more beacons for their development.
The Proximity Beacon Development Kit provides a
£ Beacon Development Boards (x3)
£ Plastic Beacon Enclosures (x3)
complete set of tools for software development and
£ AA alkaline batteries (3 pairs)
evaluation of Bluetooth low energy (LE) beacons.
A beacon is a small, battery-powered, wireless
device that uses Bluetooth low energy technology Beacon Development Board
to advertise its presence and services. It does this
by repeatedly broadcasting or advertising a beacon Debug CSR1010 IC
identifier to compatible smartphones or tablets within Connector
its proximity. The smartphone or tablet can then use
the beacon’s information to determine its location
and services, and act accordingly. Beacons enable Beacon
proximity-based customized experiences for users. Enclosure
Beacons have the ability to provide important
“context” to smart devices, which plays into the larger
vision for the IoT. By knowing the context, an IoT Directional
device can start to anticipate the user’s needs, no Antenna
longer relying on the user to manage every aspect
of their connected world. With proximity beacons, • CSR1010 IC
content and experiences are delivered to users based • Directional "bowtie" antenna
on precise proximity to things in the physical world. (patent pending) Enclosure:
58.5 x 80 x 29.6 mm
• 2x AA battery holders on reverse
Qualcomm Bluetooth Low Energy Solutions, Proximity Beacon Development Kit and CSR1010 are products of Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. This material is subject to change without notice.
87-CE857-1 Rev A
Beacon Applications
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Stadiums IoT Museums Amusement Parks Retail
Keyboards & Mice
Features Beacons
£ Generic Beacon example - The generic
beacon application available in the SDK is
a simple example which advertises basic
information that can be recognized by
a smartphone. The example application
allows for easy configuration of the
payload and advertising intervals.
£ Beacons & why they are important - A Beacon is a device that uses
£ iBeacon BDK - For iBeacon licensees, the
Bluetooth low energy advertising to periodically transmit a small amount of
iBeacon BDK enables development and
data. A smartphone or tablet can scan for these advertising messages. Upon
deployment of iBeacon compatible devices
receiving the advertising message from the Beacon, the smartphone can
with a minimum of code development.
initiate an event, as well as measure the receive signal strength, to give an
£ Expandable network - The Proximity indication of range. Many beacons may be distributed in a system, and the
Beacon Expansion Kit provides additional application running on the handset can use the contents of the advertising
boards for making a larger deployment. packet to determine what action to take.
£ Start developing - Kits are available Smart beacons have the ability to provide that all important “context” to your
to purchase online from our Sales and smart device. This all plays in to the bigger picture and vision for the IoT. By
Solution Providers and network of knowing your context, your IoT devices can start to anticipate your needs, no
distributors, representatives, module longer relying on the user to have to micro manage every aspect of the new
suppliers and design houses. connected world.
Product Part Number £ iBeacon - iBeacon is a protocol developed by Apple to be used with Bluetooth
Proximity Beacon Dev Kit DK-CSR1010-10232-1A Low Energy. It allows developers to create mobile apps that are aware of the
Proximity Beacon location context provided by the beacons.
DK-CSR1010-10233-1A
Expansion Kit
CSR1010 Dev Kit DK-CSR1010-10136
CSR1011 Dev Kit DK-CSR1011-10138
Software Development Kit
Once you purchase the Proximity Beacon full development kit,
you can download the latest SDK with a valid activation code.
The SDK includes a simple beacon example and provides a
complete graphical code development environment for the
Bluetooth low energy IC products using its xIDE environment
with breakpoint, variable viewing, memory viewing, etc. The SDK is based on a
GCC compiler tool chain, and command line build and make tools are available
for reducing development time and regression builds.
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